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Eugene Hickey
I specialise in providing machine learning solutions in medicine and healthcare. I collaborate in areas of research spanning neuroscience, genetics, and precision medicine.
I have pioneered the use of new technologies to enhance the student experience and I am part of a team investigating learning analytics in our university.
Education
PhD
Laboratoire de Chimie de Solide
Universite de Bordeaux I
1992 - 1988
- Heavy Fermion Intermetallics
- Distinction
DEA (MSc)
Laboratoire de Chimie de Solide
Universite de Bordeaux I
1988 - 1987
- URu2Si2 and UIr2Si2 intermetallic Properties
- Distinction
B.Sc (hons)
Physics Department
Trinity College Dublin
1987 - 1982
- Undergraduate qualification in experimental physics
- II2 award
Research Experience
Postgraduate Supervisor
Centre of Applied Science for Health
Technological University Dublin
present - 2018
- Investigating the role of schizophrenia-associated gene expression in the developing human brain using Machine Learning
Postgraduate Supervisor
Department of Applied Science
Technological University Dublin
present - 2017
- Regression Studies to Predict Correlation of SDSS SEGUE Spectra
Final Year Projects
Pharmaceutical Science Honours
Technological University Dublin
present - 2015
- Investigation of Clinical Trials Data using the PharmcoGx Bioconductor Package (2020)
- Single Cell RNASeq Analysis of Transciptomic Data using the scrattch Package (2020)
- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and HIV in Africa (2019)
- Investigation of Autism Genes by Examining Gene Expression Across Different Areas of Healthy Brains (2018)
- Machine Learning Analysis of Fine Needle Aspirate Breast Cancer Images (2018)
- Classification of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia based on Gene Expression Profiles (2017)
Postgraduate Supervisor
Department of Applied Science
Technological University Dublin
2017 - 2015
- A Survey of the Public Perception of Science in Ireland
Postgraduate Supervisor
Department of Applied Science
Technological University Dublin
2017 - 2007
- Data Mining by Grid Computing in the Search for Extrasolar Planets
My research interests centre around new applications for machine learning and data science in health and medicine.
Research Funding
IMPACT Award
Learning Analytics for Remote Education
N/A
2021 - 2020
Presidents Research Award
Schizophrenia Analysis using Machine Learning on Gene Expression Data from the Allen Brain Atlas
N/A
2020 - 2018
ICHEC Project
Schizophrenia Analysis using Gene Expression Data from the Allen Brain Atlas
N/A
2020 - 2018
Presidents Research Award
A Survey of the Public Perception of Science in Ireland
N/A
2016 - 2014
PhD Continuation Fund
Data Mining by Grid Computing in the Search for Extrasolar Planets
N/A
2011 - 2009
HEA Strand 1 Research Grant
Data Mining by Grid Computing in the Search for Extrasolar Planets
N/A
2009 - 2007
National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology
Member of management team
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2007 - 2002
Erasmus Award
Laboratoire de Chimie de Solide
Universite de Bordeaux I
1992 - 1988
- Doctoral Research Funding
Industry Experience
I have worked in a hospital environment and have maintained collaborations that have led to fruitful research work since. The main focus has been on medical imaging and diagnostics.
Medical Physicist
Department of Medical Physics
St James’s Hospital
1994 - 1992
- Teleradiology
- Transferring CT, MRI, US and digitised X-rays between St James’s and Beaumont Hospitals
Teaching Experience
My experience in education spans teaching at undergraduate level, on postgraduate modules and supervision, and on industry led courses. I excel at generating online continuous assessments, created using the R programming language.
NHS Workshops
NHS R Community
N/A
present - 2020
- Delivering workshops on data analytics
Data Visualisation with ggplot
Taught Postgraduate Modules
Technological University Dublin
present - 2018
- Module design and delivery
- Topics covered from essential ggplot to maps and networks
Lecturer in Physics
Department of Applied Science, Tallaght Campus
Technological University Dublin
present - 1995
- Teaching on Pharmaceutical Science, Forensics, Sports Science, and Bioanalysis undergraduate courses
- Emphasis on supervising final year projects in Pharmaeutical Science
Lecturer in Physics
Department of Computing and Science
Waterford Institute of Technology
1995 - 1994
- Teaching Physics modules to undergraduates in science, engineering, and computing
- Development of a new course in materials science
Selected Data Science Writing
I regularly blog about data science and visualization. I enjoy connecting with diverse topics in this way.
Meteors, and Where to Find Them2
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2018
Tennis Sets, Jimmy’s Theorem3
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2018
Selected Publications
I have 13 publications in international peer reviewed journals.
My h-index is 6 and my ORCID is 0000-0001-9813-93234
A Catalogue of Locus Algorithm Pointings for Optimal Differential Photometry for 23,779 Quasars5
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
N/A
2020
- Authored with Oisin Creaner, Kevin Nolan, Niall Smith, and David Grennan.
The Locus Algorithm I: A technique for identifying optimised pointings for differential photometry6
Astronomy & Computing
N/A
2020
- Authored with Oisin Creaner, Kevin Nolan, and Niall Smith.
The Locus Algorithm II: A robust software system to maximise the quality of fields of view for Differential Photometry7
Astronomy & Computing
N/A
2020
- Authored with Oisin Creaner and Kevin Nolan.
Specification and initial evaluation of a multiple application teleradiology system8
British Journal of Radiology
N/A
1995
- Authored with N O’Hare, F Wallis, JMT Kennedy, GJ McDermott, A Dowling, J Murphy, and J Malone.
Magnetic phase diagram of U2{Ru1-xRhx}3Si59
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
N/A
1995
- Authored with B Chevalier, T Roisnel, L Piraux, and J Etourneau.
Selected Presentations
Data Visualisation in Health Science10
NHS R Conference
N/A
2020
TUD Scientific Computing Group11
TUD Workshop on Physical and Data Sciences in Health and Environment
N/A
2019
Use Open Source Software12
TEDx Ballyroan
N/A
2019
Grid-computing based data-mining of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey13
Royal Irish Academy
N/A
2011
Links
- https://bioscience.netlify.app/2020/09/14/where-to-find-your-genes/
- rpubs.com/eugene100hickey/393509
- rpubs.com/eugene100hickey/365812
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-9323
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2494
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.04582
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.04574
- https://www.birpublications.org/doi/10.1259/0007-1285-69-824-735
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0304885394006083?via%3Dihub
- https://nhsrcommunity.com/nhsr-conference-2020/
- https://rpubs.com/eugene100hickey/498663
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsEuOy2kZzs
- https://github.com/eugene100hickey/cv/blob/master/RIA_Talk_final_2011.ppt